John Allan (colonel)
Colonel John Allan | |
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| Born | January 3, 1746 Edinburgh Castle, Scotland |
| Died | February 7, 1805 (aged 59) Lubec, Maine |
| Buried | Treat Island |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Conflicts | Battle of Machias |
| Memorials | Cenotaph on Treat Island |
| Spouse | Mary Patton (1743 –1819) |
| Relations | Children: William Allan; Mark Allan; John Allan; Isabel Maxwell Allan; George Washington Allan; Horatio Gates Allan; Winckworth Sargent Allan |
| Other work | Superintendent of Eastern Indians |
Colonel John Allan (January 3, 1746 – February 7, 1805) was a Scottish-born American militia officer with the Massachusetts Militia in the American Revolutionary War. He served under George Washington during the Revolutionary War as Superintendent of the Eastern Indians and Colonel of Infantry, and he recruited Indian tribes of Eastern Maine to stand with the Americans during the war and participated in border negotiations between Maine, and New Brunswick.